in considering systems of classification, the terms category and dimension are distinguished by - Answer a dimension is continuous whereas a category is a discrete grouping
after assessing Billy, three different clinicians all agree on his diagnosis. This suggests that the diagnostic system t...
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in considering systems of classification, the terms category and dimension are distinguished by - Answer
a dimension is continuous whereas a category is a discrete grouping
after assessing Billy, three different clinicians all agree on his diagnosis. This suggests that the diagnostic
system the clinicians used has good - Answer interrater reliability
interrater reliability - Answer are ratings by different people correlated
test-retest reliability - Answer stability of rating over time
validity - Answer does the diagnosis give us important info beyond just a label
a categorical approach to classification assumes that the difference between normal and pathological is -
Answer one of kind rather than degree and that distinctions are made between qualitatively different
types of disorders
the term comorbidity refers to - Answer a child meeting the criteria for more than one disorder
in projective tests the term "projective" refers to the fact that - Answer the test is derived from ideas
related to a particular psychoanalytic defense mechanism
developmental scales emphasize - Answer sensorimotor and simple social skills
play therapy... - Answer often uses play as a way to adapt more verbal psychotherapeutic approaches
to children in order to facilitate communication
,the term empirically supported treatments refers to - Answer treatments for which there is adequate
research support regarding effectiveness
concerns that exist regarding DSM classification systems - Answer - you either meet criteria or you
don't
- push to use a more spectrum way of diagnosing so that degrees of the disorder, and current
classification system does not allow for a more "inbetween" diagnosis
two things, beyond issues of the reliability of the instruments, that may impact interrater reliability
(correlations of Achenbach scores) - Answer validity and test-retest
structured clinical interviews - Answer more reliable, developed for more limited purpose of deriving a
diagnosis based on a particular classification scheme; set of questions, rules and guidelines for scoring
unstructured clinical interviews - Answer no particular questions, no designated format, no stipulated
method to record information
domains and assessment methods used in neurological assessment - Answer - motor function: grooved
pegboard
- arousal/attention: stroop, card sorting
- processing speed: symbol search
3 modes of treatment employed to address the behavior disorders of children and/or adolescents -
Answer 1. medication
2. cognitive-behavioral therapy
3. parent/family training
3 ways in which pharmacological treatments affect neurotransmission - Answer 1. altering
neurotransmitter production
2. interfering with neurotransmitter storage
3. altering the release of a neurotransmitter
4. interfering with the inactivation of a neurotransmitter
, 5. interfering with the re-uptake of a neurotransmitter
6. interacting with receptors for a neurotransmitter
types of interventions involved in parent training - Answer psycheducation
- helping parents understand some of the definitions of the terms we commonly use and helping them
understand some of the reasoning behind the therapy being used
classic and operant conditioning
- finding ways for them to use these with their children
- common to teach that positive punishment is not as effective as changing behaviors as
positive/negative reinforcement (ex: starting star char, giving stickers)
empirical approach to classification - Answer - others report on childs behavior
- statistics are used to "cluster" symptoms together
broadband
- internalizing
- externalizing
narrowband
- anxious/depressed
- withdrawn/depressed
- somatic complaints
- social, thought, attention problems
- rule-breaking/aggressive behavior
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